Novels like Word Game
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- 151 Workplace Rule Horror: A Desperate Fight to Survive the Grind 职场规则怪谈：玩命打工求生 A job interview turns into a deadly game The printer devours people, the elevator plummets, the boss eats human flesh… Every workplace rule is a lethal trap! Double-sided printing can save your life; pressing the wrong elevator button can cost it. Remember the rules of the workplace, or you'll be the next zombie! Is this workplace bullying, or a death game? Welcome to workplace hell Please do your best to survive. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 A Woman Fell from the Building at My Feet, Then Begged Me in the Middle of the Night to Avenge Her 坠楼女子落我脚边，半夜她哭着求我替她报仇 The Evil Spirit in the Talisman On a rainy night, I watched a girl jump from a tall building and die on the spot. Her soul latched onto me and demanded that I avenge her. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Child Who Never Existed 不存在的孩子 My son suddenly disappeared. Everyone told me that I had never had a child. The daycare teacher didn't know me. My husband said we'd never wanted a child, and even my best friend urged me to calm down, saying it was all just an hallucination. But I clearly remembered the child I'd risked my life to give birth to. His name was Liu Chaoyang, he was one year and eight months old, and he was a chubby little dumpling! Then I found baby supplies under the bed, along with photographs and traces that ha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Dr. Qin's Ghost General 秦医生的鬼将军 Doctor Qin has an extremely yin constitution. He's naturally attractive to ghosts, and his eyes can see spirits. Half his body belongs to the world of the living and half to the underworld, making him the ultimate tonic for ghosts. Doctor Qin also has unusual tastes. Other people idolize celebrities, but his idol is a great general from over three thousand years ago. Ghost General: “I am Baili Qing, a first-rank Guardian General of the Nation. I look forward to spending the rest of my life with 917Reads9.5Score14614d adds
- 155 After the Wicked Mother-in-Law Drove Her Son’s Family to Their Deaths, They All Became Ghosts 恶婆婆逼死儿媳妇一家后，全变鬼了 Back in our village, it was perfectly normal for a mother-in-law to bully her daughter-in-law. Even when the entire husband's family bullied the daughter-in-law, nobody thought there was anything wrong with it. But driving the daughter-in-law's entire family to their deaths? I doubt many people could do something like that. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Why Does Everyone Come to Me for Fortune-Telling? I’m Just a Gaming Streamer 我一个游戏主播，都找我算命干嘛 [Fortune-telling livestream, identity exposed from the start, no heroine, no romance, lighthearted and funny, mildly scary, and no repeated plotlines across the stories] Shi Yi was once the most notorious demonic cultivator in the cultivation world, and countless cultivators wanted him dead. So Shi Yi died, killed by a crowd of thousands while undergoing tribulation. But Shi Yi came back to life. After he kept causing trouble in the underworld, the Great Emperor of Fengdu got sick of him and kic 22.1kReads8.4Score3.3k14d adds
- 157 Rule Horror: Working at the Krusty Krab from the Start 规则怪谈：开局在蟹堡王打工 [Nationwide survival livestream] [No golden finger, no System, pure deduction] [No romance, only family and friendship] (Important note up front: the author has a penchant for doting on male characters, but there is no romance, no romance.) An unknown signal is received, and Blue Star comes under the influence of an unidentified outside force. People are randomly selected from every country to take part in a deadly “game”? As everyone knows, those selected are all once-in-a-century unlucky soul 6.8kReads8.4Score78814d adds
- 158 The Demon Hunter’s Journal 猎魔手记 Have you ever seen a white dog wearing clothes, or a mouse eating a cat? Have you heard of paper effigies putting on an opera, or flying stiff corpses sucking blood? Come, let me tell you... 1kReads8.5Score10214d adds
- 159 I Decided to Kill My Lover, Then Got on a Haunted Bus with Her 我决定谋杀情人，和她上了一辆闹鬼的巴士 I think I got on a haunted bus. My girlfriend was sitting beside me, her pretty little face deathly pale with fear. "Th-those two people just carried a corpse onto the bus." —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Terror at the Villa: Everyone Who Heard the Weeping Died 别墅惊魂：听见哭声的人都死了 I'm a feng shui master. One day, I was hired by the tycoon Jia Qing, who said something strange was happening at his villa on Lingzhou Island. Every night, the sounds of a woman and a baby crying could be heard inside the villa. The reward he offered was so generous that I couldn't refuse. Who knew that a string of terrifying events would unfold on the very night I moved in? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 There’s a Ghost in the Dorm 宿舍有鬼 My roommate is a cosplayer. A month into our sophomore year, she ordered a complete Chinese ghost-bride outfit online to wear to a horror party. She even hung the entire outfit beside her bed the night before. But that night, I woke with a start in the middle of the night and saw with my own eyes a female ghost in a bright red wedding dress pacing back and forth at the foot of her bed. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 There are many things in this world that you and I have never encountered. Just because we've never encountered them doesn't mean they don't exist. Legends are often more than mere legends. And traditions must have an unknown reason for becoming traditions. 632Reads9.0Score11414d adds
- 163 Strange Tales: Notes from a Supernatural Investigation 异闻：诡事调查笔记 Enough talk. The show is about to begin. If you want to know what 1999 and the confidentiality agreement are about, turn to Volume Six, Revelation. If you’re interested in a genius’s downfall, Volume Five, The Twelve Movements of the Abyss, is a requiem. If you want to know what lies behind Midnight FM, read Volume Four, Leviathan of the Upside-Down City, and uncover its secrets. If you’ve been having trouble sleeping, or can’t fall asleep, take a look at Volume Three, The Sleepless Prison. It m 110Reads9.4Score13014d adds
- 164 My Mirror Clone Can Cultivate, and I've Already Transcended the Mortal Realm 镜中分身能修炼，我已超凡入圣了 [No Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Cultivation and Growth + Genius Protagonist] In a parallel modern world where martial arts reign supreme, Zuo Jian merged two souls into one and gained the Mirror Doppelganger talent. As his cultivation improves, he can create mirror doubles in a world reflected within a mirror. Got a problem? Then let my projected doubles, who have spent a year cultivating in the mirror world for every day in ours, teach you all a lesson in physics! Mirror doubles are i 5.8kReads8.3Score73514d adds
- 165 The Villainous Demon Emperor 反派魔皇 [Everyone's favorite + transmigrating into a book + yandere + slightly funny + no romantic pairing + one-sided crushes + ambiguous relationships] Ning Xuehan was the Demon Emperor, ruler of the demon race. The demons felt an obsession with their emperor that was practically pathological. They spent their whole lives following their sovereign, but they discovered that other races kept trying to steal their emperor away. Unacceptable! Absolutely unacceptable! Look at that race of delusional fools. 1.3kReads8.9Score18214d adds
- 166 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Irresistible Succubus of the Protagonist's Crew 穿书后我成了主角团的万人迷魅魔 [Beloved-by-All Mischievous Incubus Male Lead + Transmigrate into a Book + Ensemble Cast] Every hot-blooded manga protagonist has a bug-level supporting character by their side: mysterious and powerful, able to reach heights ordinary people can barely imagine without needing much growth. They are drawn to the protagonist's crew and willingly become unofficial members. When Luo Si learned from the System what role he had to play after transmigrating into a book, his face filled with question mark 7.3kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 167 Daughter Village 女儿村 I was born in Daughter Village. For twenty years in a row, every child born in our village was a girl. Every nightfall, the cries of baby girls echoed through the valley. Once, a Taoist priest came to our village and said the entire village was cursed. During the summer of my first year of graduate school, my advisor ignored my protests and brought me and several other students to the village to conduct research. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Crossing Between Two Worlds: The Senior Brother Always Attracts People with Cheats 横跨两界：大师兄总是吸引外挂人 [No female lead + no romance + spiritual qi revival (apocalypse) + spatial leaps + not a wish-fulfillment story + interstellar + parallel worlds] They say the senior brother of Pinghe Sect is as gentle as jade, handsome and graceful, and has the bearing of an immortal. In the eyes of young cultivators across the cultivation world, he is the perfect partner. Qi Yan himself: ? Qi Yan suffered a calamity in childhood that left him plagued by inner demons. To save his life, his master sealed away hi 2.4kReads8.8Score26314d adds
- 169 The Spirit-Suppressing Coffin 囚灵棺 I was curious about the coffin necklace around my boyfriend's neck. Before I could even touch it, he broke up with me on the spot. I complained about it to the viewers in my livestream, but then a fortune-telling streamer suddenly joined the call and warned me: “Break up with him right now. Your boyfriend is wearing a Spirit-Binding Coffin!” From that day on, eerie nightmares, a mysterious female ghost, and my boyfriend's secrets... One strange event after another began to unfold. Just when I th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Heartless Dao? No, I Haven't Forgotten My Roots! 无情道No忘本道Yes [Complete] [Two Male Leads + Cultivation + All Characters Pure + Beautiful, Powerful, and Tragic + Everyone's Favorite + No Official Couple + One-Sided Crushes All Around + Meme-Filled] Yan Wuwei had known one thing since childhood: If looking out for yourself is a talent, then he was born with an extraordinary gift for it. Mwah~ Love you, me. See you tomorrow~ He was a bully to the weak and a coward to the strong, and his bottom line was simple: pay him more. So arrogant that he looked down on 3.7kReads8.2Score77514d adds
- 171 White Orchids at Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港的白兰花 White Orchids in Victoria Harbour 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The Haunted Inn 惊魂旅馆 An unexpected downpour drowned out the sounds of murder. Late at night, in a remote inn, a corpse lay sprawled across a bed, blood pouring from all seven orifices. The killer seemed to be hiding among the guests, none of whom trusted one another: a police officer, a writer, a psychiatrist, a celebrity, a fan, a college student... Every one of them had something to hide. After a second murder, the line between the dead and the living grew increasingly blurred. Everyone was a suspect, and everyone 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Underworld's Game Designer: I Catch Ghosts to Make Games 阴间策划：我抓鬼做游戏 “Games are an art! The ninth art!” “As a game designer, some people make games with their feet, and some make them with their hearts. I’m different: I make games with ghosts!” (For the record, the game mechanics are based on ghosts obscuring your vision and creating ghostly walls.) 501Reads9.4Score10314d adds
- 174 My Mom Died, and I Just Want to Go Home for a Meal 我妈死了，就想回家吃顿饭 My mom died, and all I wanted was to go home and have a meal. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Record of Strange Phenomena: Bizarre Adventures Through the Years 异象录之流年往事奇异冒险 A two-headed serpent, a giant clam in an ancient well, a humanoid goat, a venomous dragon from the Nine Hells, a giant toad the size of a hill... All these strange adventures, seemingly unrelated, point to one ultimate answer. 382Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 A Sickly Soul in Qin: I Help the First Emperor Unite the Nine Provinces 病秧子穿秦，我助始皇定九州 [Transmigrated to the Great Qin Dynasty + No Romance + Genius Protagonist + No Overpowered Golden Finger + Changing the Nation’s Fate] Lu Xun, a brilliant Peking University graduate with degrees in two fields, has spent twenty-six years bedridden in the ICU. When his heart condition flares up, he opens his eyes to find himself transmigrated to the Qin countryside in 238 BC. The moment he arrives, Qin soldiers pin him to the ground, a bronze sword at his throat. Others transmigrate with cheats an 7.7kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 177 High Martial: Bend Your Enemies and Grow Stronger 高武：把敌人掰弯就变强 [High Martial + Wild Imagination + Comedy + Absurdity] Xiao Miao transmigrates to a High Martial world and unexpectedly gets an incredibly absurd System... And then... He eventually becomes the Human Emperor. 29.6kReads8.7Score3.9k14d adds
- 178 The Corpse Collection Files 收尸档案 Since ancient times, the dead have been left with their bodies. But few people know that corpses hold many secrets that remain hidden from the world. Cursed corpses, living corpses, bodies left where they fell, vengeful corpses, bisected corpses... Every corpse has a story of its own! My name is He Yongheng, and I collect bodies for a funeral home. 3.8kReads9.0Score36714d adds
- 179 Trapped in a World Where You're Guaranteed to Be Forced into Love 穿进绝对会被强制爱的世界 [Lighthearted comedy + subverting expectations + snarky narration] [How to Escape a Forced-Love World] Ye Er transmigrates into a world where everyone is destined to be forced into love. Every romance in this world ends in coercion. To escape that fate, Ye Er, who's watched countless films and knows every trick in the book, uses every means at her disposal to fight this deeply messed-up world. And yet, she still can't escape. Ye Er dodges one forced-love ending after another and escapes one dar 22.9kReads9.3Score2.2k14d adds
- 180 Reborn, I Dumped the Dog Emperor and Took Sole Control of the Phoenix Seal 重生后，我踹了狗皇帝独掌凤印 Reborn, I Dumped the Dog Emperor and Took Sole Control of the Phoenix Seal 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 With a Background This Powerful, How Am I Supposed to Be an Orphan? 背景这么强！说好的孤儿呢？ [All x protagonist, no official pairing + secret identities revealed + academy] After the March 12 explosion, Xu An became an orphan and developed a second personality with incredible strength. Though he was left all alone, at least his father had been one of the founding members of the Shadows, so he still had plenty of friends. Among them were the captain of the Special Operations Team, the Shadows' commander-in-chief, a world-class doctor, a business tycoon, and the top technical expert. So, 16.5kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds
- 182 Chronicles of the Kings 王者战纪 See how Wang Ze, an amnesiac, down-on-his-luck prince transmigrated to another world, saves the apocalypse, and becomes the strongest king. Manchester is a metropolis that can hold several hundred million people. With such a huge population density, it's only natural that there are buildings everywhere. It's a city with a staggering five hundred floors above ground and a hundred below. As for transportation, there are plenty of options: flying cars, airships, subways, brooms, all kinds of flying 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 He Was Eating Noodles at a Roadside Restaurant, When He Found a Human Eyeball in His Bowl! 他在路边餐馆吃面，竟然吃出了人眼珠子！ He was eating noodles at a roadside restaurant when he found a human eyeball in his bowl! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 The Sacred Emperor of War 斗战圣帝 A young man who can't find a job after graduating transmigrates to another world by chance. He has no golden finger, but by gathering cultivation resources from the droppings of exotic beasts, he makes a successful comeback and becomes a martial artist. In this other world, where everyone values martial prowess, he relies on his grit and social savvy to fight his way through every obstacle, eventually becoming a great emperor: the Battle Saint Emperor. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 My Uncle's Bizarre Experiences While Watching the Reservoir 老舅看水库时的离奇经历 They say that if you leave a reservoir deep in the mountains alone for long enough, giant fish will appear in it. And how big are these fish? With one flick of the tail, they can churn rivers and seas. With one thrust of the head, they can shake the earth and mountains. They can smash a small boat more than ten meters long to pieces with a single charge. A distant uncle of mine once visited a reservoir. In those days, food and clothing were scarce, and people were hungry and craving a taste of s 711Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 186 Major Crimes Unit Three: The Borrowed Corpse 重案三组之借尸还魂 Three bizarre murder cases, each victim wearing a strange smile. Through deep psychological profiling, forensic pathologist Song Ci discovers that each victim’s final actions imitated a tiny habitual gesture their long-deceased relative used to make. Bai Ye’s technical analysis confirms that traces of brain waves that could not belong to the living, already “formatted,” remain at the crime scenes... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 A Half-Baked Fortune-Telling Streamer: I Talked My Way Through a Haunted Livestream 半吊子算命主播：我靠忽悠摆平了"闹鬼"直播间 A Half-Baked Fortune-Telling Streamer: I Bluffed My Way Through a “Haunted” Livestream 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Ha! The Bug Hater Transmigrates Into a Zerg Novel 笑，当讨厌虫子的人穿进虫子文 (Main story complete; bonus chapters updated whenever inspiration strikes. Proceed with caution, you may get emotionally wrecked. This is the author's personal ship.) [The male lead has no pairing in the main story, but there is unrequited love for the protagonist in the bonus chapters + interstellar + academy + mecha + scrolling comments + original insectoid worldbuilding: anthropomorphic insects + light, easy reading + shifting perspectives] - Content warning: The author doesn't even know what 805Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 189 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 访灵笔录 [Standalone stories + Supernatural horror + Thrills + Folk customs + Lighthearted fun + Ensemble cast + Nonstop ghost-hunting action!] Lawyer Quan is on the verge of death after a car accident. At his most desperate moment, he encounters Yin Cangyi, a netherworld judge tasked with collecting evil spirits. To stay alive, Quan Ning strikes a deal with the judge, paying with years of his life. But the price of this lifeline, borrowed on credit, is beyond anything he could have imagined! An evil spi 777Reads8.3Score18014d adds
- 190 Horror Taboo: Returning the Soul Beneath the Coffin 恐怖禁忌，压棺回魂 The dead open their eyes, ghosts come to claim souls, the living borrow lifespans, and the dead press down on their coffins... One bizarre, uncanny experience after another keeps resurfacing in my mind like a nightmare. The strange tales in this book are mainly based on Yang Jian’s firsthand experiences... A warning: the actions in this book are for entertainment only. Do not imitate them! There are three kinds of people who read this book: thrill-seekers who aren’t easily scared... those who pu 973Reads6.2Score10114d adds
- 191 Villain's Lackey! From the Start, the Villain Told Me to Eliminate the Protagonist 反派小弟！开局反派让我除掉主角 Yang Tian woke up one morning to find he had transmigrated into an urban novel. It wasn’t long before he received a major assignment! “Go kill An Chen!” Gu Yun’s face was cold, his eyes full of menace! “???” Yang Tian leaned back, staring at the second-generation rich kid Gu Yun in front of him in disbelief! Gulp! “Me?” “Don’t worry! You’ll be well rewarded once it’s done!” Gu Yun patted Yang Tian hard on the shoulder, as if that would give him confidence. An Chen had left school during class an 6.5kReads8.9Score53914d adds
- 192 You’re Just a Supporting Character, So Why Do You Seem More Like the Lead? 你一配角，咋比主角还像主角 [No CP] [Mostly Everyday Life, Slow Pace] [Original Anime Setting] [Popular Supporting Character] [On-Screen Comments] [Bilibili System (?)] Note: The author is a woman writing for a male audience. She is new and her writing could use work. Some parts of the logic haven’t been fully thought through. The male lead isn’t much of a big shot at first, the story builds slowly, and the System doesn’t play a major role. For the first decade or so of his life, Li Yuan believed that only he and a handf 2.9kReads8.7Score25914d adds
- 193 The Two Heroes of the Yang Family Defend the Yellow River 守黄河杨家双雄 The Yellow River roars as Khitan cavalry smash through Yanmen Pass, leaving half of the Northern Song’s realm on the brink of disaster! The Yang family of Linzhou has spent three generations building an unyielding Great Wall along the Yellow River with their own flesh and blood. Yang Wudi, Yang Ye, leads his troops in holding the Yellow River crossing, covering hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians as they cross. He fights until he is captured, then refuses food for three days to sho 529Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 194 The Departed 已亡人 [Supernatural, ghosts, and the jianghu underworld] After being kicked out of his home, Wen Yinhan uses his meager savings to buy himself a house. It may be haunted, but the price is irresistible. He grits his teeth and goes for it! He never expected that living there would bring so many problems. And even less did he expect to have caught the attention of some extraordinary being... A sunny boy in life, possessive and obsessive after death × a cold, pessimistic man who's just as cold inside P.S 1.6kReads9.3Score29214d adds
- 195 Tomb-Raiding Mysteries: The Sand-Sifting Manual 盗墓疑云：淘沙谱 My fate is unusual. I lost one hun and one po soul when I was young, and through a twist of fate, I entered the tomb-raiding business. Following clues left behind by the ancients in The Sand-Seeking Manual, I ventured to desert cities, the ghost kingdom of western Hunan, the divine realm of Kunlun, and more... Gradually, I began to recover the souls I had lost. As my memories resurfaced, I discovered that the mastermind behind every scheme was none other than myself! Qin Yu and I went from broth 255Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 196 I Can Rewrite the Plot, and the Hero and Heroine Are Stunned 我能改剧情，男女主麻了 [System + wild imagination + silly fun + hilarious + female lead, no CP] Jiang Nuan transmigrates and gains a golden finger that lets her access and alter the plot whenever she’s near the male and female leads. [Xu Yan sneered and walked toward Rong Jia.] Looking at Rong Jia, a hopeless romantic, Jiang Nuan smirked and changed “walked” to “crawled.” Xu Yan sneered and was just about to step forward when his body went out of his control and he sprawled on the ground. Under everyone’s stunned gaze 1.3kReads8.9Score14914d adds
- 197 The Day the White Tower Fell 白塔倾倒之日 The author has fallen into a black hole. Signal lost, updates suspended, and the text has been replaced with filler. I've run off with the original manuscript. I'll come back and fill in the gaps once I've stolen some inspiration from a parallel universe. Farewell for now, fellow readers! 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Art of Solving Cases 破案那些事 Nameless bones, a butcher on a rainy night, and the evil in the human heart far surpasses the evil of ghosts... Layers of fog, shadows everywhere. Where is the real culprit hiding? (P.S. This novel has no female lead.) 1.5kReads9.2Score16414d adds
- 199 The Bride of the Vengeful Ghost 猛鬼新娘 When I was sixteen, I rescued a woman who had been tricked into coming to our village, simply because I wanted to help. I never imagined that my actions would not only get the poor woman killed, but also lead to the deaths of more than a hundred villagers. And so my strange life began. 5.5kReads9.0Score38814d adds
- 200 Please Don’t Be Afraid 请不要害怕 [Subverting Tropes + Infinite Flow + No Female Lead + Mild Horror] “Captain Wang, I clearly buried her, but… but I saw her in the backyard again!” “How did she die?” “It had nothing to do with me. She… she killed herself!” “She… she just didn’t want to be cremated…” “Then… what is that thing in the backyard?” “I… I don’t know.” “Can she see us? Can she hear our voices?” “And is she dangerous?” … “As for ghosts, I have only one piece of advice for everyone…” “If you happen to run into one, pleas 31.9kReads8.5Score1.5k14d adds
